Powder dispensing can



March w, 1935. c. B. STRAUCH POWDER DJISPENSING CAN Filed April 15, 1954 Patented Mar. 19, 1935 1: 1 994 23 QTUNITED, 'VSTATES PATENT OFFICE row rs DISPE SING oAN Clauss Strauch, New York, N. Y. na s Asi 13, 1934, Serial No. 720,460 Glaims. (01. 221 -62) This invention .relatesito improvements nates at itsexternal end in a finger piece 16. In powder dispensing cans and more particularly to order to. hold the plug normally in closed position, novel means for closing, agitating andexpelling the rod extends through a tube 17 which depends the contentsrof such cans. 1 from the cover and has a bottom 18. A, coil .5 It is well known that certain powdered. ma spring 19. is arranged in the tube andbears atone terials have a tendency to :clog the outletv of a end upon the bottom 18 and at its other end upon can when suchareceptacle' is used-for dispensing an abutment 20 that is fixed to the rod and the powder, ..and-;various means have been guided by the tube 1'7. designedto prevent such clogging. 1 From Figs. 1, 2, sand 4 it will be readily under- The primary object of thepr'esent inventionis stood that when the finger piece 16 is pressed 1 to provide novel meansdesigned 'not only to toward the body 6 and the container is inverted, effectually close the container but totagitatexthe the plug and stem can be easily moved from side powder in the container and to facilitate the dis-. to side through slight rotating pressure on the pensing of the powder. e finger piece 16, thereby agitating the powder in Another object is to furnish a novelcover for the :spout'and placing the-plug 11 into the mids 1,3

apowder container provided with manually'operof. the powder masses to be dispensed. ated2 meansfor closing the .cover outlet .and for However, as soon as the finger piece is released, agitating and dispensing the contents of thecon-v the spring 19 will act to return the plug to closed tainer. I I I 1 mposition and the plug in seating will be guided'by 20 With the foregoing objects outlined and with the-frusto-conical inner surface of the spout. 20 other objects in. view .which will appear as the While being released into the closed position,',the description proceeds, the invention consists in the plug 11 will expel and dispense all powder in its novel features hereinafter described in detail, ilway. lustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more Instead of mounting the stern upon an arm particularly pointed out in the appended claims. projecting from the rod, the stem 12a may be 25 In the drawing: directly connected to the rod 15a as shown in Figure l is avertical sectional view of apowder Figs. 5 and 6. In this embodiment, the stem container provided with one form of my invention may be of elbow shape and its inner end can be and showing the container in closed condition. pivotally secured to the inner end of the rod, as Figure 2 is a similar View of the upper portion illustrated at 13a. Obviously, this modification 30 of the container with the closing plug in opened will operate in substantially the same way as position. the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the Figures 3 and 4 are detail vertical sectional distinction, however, that the plug 11a is capable views of the spout and of the container in inof agitating and reaching all the space within 5 verted position, and illustrating the manner in the spout 9a, being capable of being moved sidewhich the plug and its stem may move from side ways when rortated around the operating rod to side to prevent the powder from clogging in 15a by side pressure exerted upon the finger piece the spout, and to expel all powder harbored with- 16a and in the other direction by being moved in the cone. in the joint 13a by gravity and shaking of the 40 Figures 5 and 6 are similar to Figs. 1 and 2 can. 40 but showing a modification, Fig. 5 showing the While I have disclosed what I now consider plug in opened position and Fig. 6 the plug in to be some preferred embodiments of the invenclosed position. tion in such manner that they may be readily Referring to the drawing, and particularly to understood, it is manifest that changes may be Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, 6 designates a conventional made in the details disclosed without departing 45 can body adapted to contain powder'l. In acfrom the spirit of the invention as expressed cordance with the invention theremovable cover in the claims. I wish to substantiate such pos- 8 of the can may have a substantially conical sible changes by stating that the spring does not spout 9 provided with an outlet 10. This outlet need to be encased in a separate housing but is closed by a plug 11 which may be of frustocan be so arranged that it presses above directly 50 conical shape to accord with the shape of the on the finger piece while it rests below on the ex spout, The plug is secured to one end of a stem ternal surface of the top of the can or in a more 12 which is rigidly united in 13 with arm 14 or less deep footing. The spring does not need and an operating rod 15. The operating rod exto be of the push type but may be a pull spring .55 tends upwardly and outof the cover and termifastened with one end to the top and with the V holding the plug in closed position, said spout' other to a lower part of the operating rod, which may be guided in its course by a separate bearing attached to the cover, between cover and body of the can or to the can itself. I

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A receptacle cover provided with an outlet spout, an internal plug for closing said spout, an

agitating element arranged in the receptacle and connected to said plug, manually actuated means operatively connected to said element for use in moving the plug to open position, and means cooperating with the last mentioned means for yieldingly holding the plug in closed position, said spout having an inner surface tapering to ward the outlet for guiding the plizgintoaclosed position and thejinger piece in a projected poposition. i I 2. A receptacle cover provided with an outlet spout, a plug for closing said spout, anagitatingelement arranged in the receptacle and connected-to said plug, manually actuated means opera;- tively connected to said element for use in moving the plug away from the outlet ofsaid spout, and means cooperating with the last mentioned means for yieldingly holdingthe plugin closed position, the interior or" the spoutand the wall ofthe plug having complementary substantially conical surfaces, for guiding the plug toward the outlet of the spout and into closed position.

1 3-. A receptacle provided with anioutlet spout, a plug for closing said spout, said plug. being movablein the receptacle toward and away from the outlet of the spout, an agitating element arranged in the receptacle and connected to said plug, manually actuated means operatively connected to said element for use .in, moving the plugto open position, and means cooperating with the last mentioned means. for yieldingly having an inner surface tapering toward the out.- let for guiding the plug into closedposition.

closed position and the finger piece in a projected position, the rod and stem being pivotally con-,

nected to one another to permit the stem to wobble when. theme is being opened or closed;

'5. A receptacle provided with anoutlet spout,

an internal plug for closing said spout, a stem for actuating said plug, a. rod connected to the stem for operating the latter and provided with an ex:

"ternalfi'nger piece, and means cooperating with the-rodior normally holding the plug in closed sition, the rod a'nd stem being rigidly connected to one; another to permit the stem to wobble when a the plug is being opened or closed, said spout having'an inner: surface tapering toward the outlettfor guiding theplug intn'closed'positi'on.

Av receptacle. having a spouted outlet. portion, a plug arranged in the receptacle for: chasing the outlet of the spout," said plug being movable in the receptacle. toward and away from the out let. of the. spent, an ig-nternalirodoperativch com v nected to; the plug. for actuating the latter, a. see- 0nd rod operatively connected to the internali'rod for operating the latter," a-fingerpiece secured to receptacle; for agitating the contents. of the.- re,

ceptacle, andmeanscooperatingwiththe prug'tor guiding the same into closed position.

, 40 CLAUSS? B. STRAUCHI 

